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Lagerphones feature interview

The Australian band’s upcoming tour and Japan addiction
Book Review: Tokyo Geek’s Guide

Book Review: Tokyo Geek’s Guide

The new English-language guide to all things otaku in the nation’s capital
Types of Cicadas in Japan

Types of Cicadas in Japan

The Screaming Insects Of Summer
Japanese Vinyl Records Go Global: How Discogs is Driving Japan’s Vinyl Boom

Japanese Vinyl Records Go Global: How Discogs is Driving Japan’s Vinyl Boom

The growth of Discogs in Japan opens up the country’s crates to the West
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What We’re Watching This Summer

What We’re Watching This Summer

Staff picks from fashion YouTuber to outlandish animation and Netflix dramas
Viral TikToker Teaches Anti-Racism in the Classroom

Viral TikToker Teaches Anti-Racism in the Classroom

Patrick Smith aka ‘thepaperpat’ opens up about his experiences
At the Forefront: Conversations with a Black Trans Activist

At the Forefront: Conversations with a Black Trans Activist

BLM Tokyo’s Juniper Alexander on LGBTQ visibility within a global movement
Thanks, Trump, for Graciously Tolerating Me

Thanks, Trump, for Graciously Tolerating Me

What the new (now rescinded) international student policy really meant
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Ebisu gets a taste of musically inspired French fare

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Warming to the idea of sake in Kichijoji
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Sam Choy

Hawaii’s celebrity chef brings some exciting new cuisine to the skies
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